Character Description

Character Description

   One of the quotes that got my attention was on page 17 where Marji says “For a revolution to succeed, the entire population must support it.” This is said when Marjane is trying to convince her parents to allow her to attend a demonstration. Her parents won’t allow it because it is too dangerous. But Marjane won’t have it she is tired of demonstrating in her garden and wishes her parents would understand. I felt that this is a very direct and strong statement, almost like it was being said by an adult. I think that this situation shows her maturity and how she as a young individual wants to support her country. However I much understand why her parents won’t allow her to attend. I think that Marjane is really mad at this stage of her life. This quote helped me better understand Marjane because her statement is very strong and confirms her position as a revolutionary.

Page 33. The reason for my shame and for the revolution is the same: the difference between social classes.” Her e Marjane realizes how important social classes are. It really takes her by surprise. She is upset that her maid Mahri and some boy can’t be friends because she is only a maid and the boy is of higher class. I thought this quote was important because she explains her excuses for a revolution, Or at least one of the reasons. I also think that Marjanes likes to practice her rights as an individualist. And deep down she doesn’t want to live a life that is forced upon her.  

Page 39. “But in fact it was really our own that had attacked us.” This quote I liked because I think its ironic how she and Mahri lied to her mom and go to a demonstration. However, when they get home her mother greets them both with a slap in the face. I believe that Marjane is referring to not being hurt at the demonstration by her enemies; but by her own mother because she was upset because marjane went out to protest and stand up for what she believes in.

Page 86 “I wish he were alive and in jail rather than dead and a hero,’ says Pardisse her classmate. This quote is not directly from Marjane but I think it was important. I think it makes Marjane think of her father and how she would feel if her dad did go out and fight and actually be the hero she wishes he was. It really makes me think what I would prefer if I was in her shoes.

Page 75. “But let’s be fair. If women faced prison when they refused to wear the veil, it was also forbidden to wear neckties (that dreaded symbol of the west).And if women’s hair got men excited, the same could be said of men’s bare arms. And so, wearing short-sleeved shirts was also forbidden. There was a kind of justice, after all.” This passage I thought was really important because here not only is she standing up for her right as a revolutionary but as a woman too. I think this quote shows her maturity and I think she is very young however she knows what she is fighting for when it comes to justice. And at the end when she says “there was a kind of justice, after all” I think that it shows a little bit of hope and victory at the same time. This quote helped me confirm that Marjane is persistent and she will stand up for her rights regardless the situation.

Page 87 “If the stores were closed for a single day, you’d probably eat each other! And you call yourselves civilized people! If everyone took only what they needed there would be enough to go around. “says Marjanes momPage87”Hmm.Well go to the store across the street and try to get more. You never Know”